Economics

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans is set to speak in Chicago at 9:40 a.m. ET. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams will speak in Pebble Beach, California at 11:15 a.m. ET. The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the latest week is...

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard is set to speak in Washington at 8:00 a.m. ET. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Philly Fed general conditions index for April is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Vice...

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is schedule for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley is set to speak in New York at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum...

Data on housing starts for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the latest week is schedule for release at 8:55 a.m. ET. Data on industrial production for March will be released at 9:15 a.m. ET. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President...

Data on retail sales for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Empire State manufacturing index for April is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on business inventories for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The housing market index for April is schedule for...

Amid a potential trade war with China, President Donald Trump directed staff to look into renegotiating U.S. participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, according to reports. "That's really good news for America," Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) said following a White...

After a stellar 2017, the homebuilder sector is off to an inauspicious start in 2018. The major homebuilder ETFs are all down between 7 to 11 percent year-to-date, and two of the major homebuilder stocks—D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE: DHI) and NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR) are down about 10 percent; a third...

Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren is set to speak in Boston at 7:30 a.m. ET. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard will speak in St. Louis at 9:00 a.m. ET. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for April is schedule for release at 10...

Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. A report on import and export prices for March is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is schedule...

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is schedule for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Consumer Price Index for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. is...

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan is set to speak in Beijing at 4:30 a.m. ET. The NFIB small business optimism index for March is schedule for release at 6:00 a.m. ET. The Producer Price Index for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Johnson Redbook Retail...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning April 9. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Conferences The MicroCap Conference April 9-11 Investor Events Analyst quiet period expires for Arcus Biosciences,...

The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills at 11:30 a.m. ET. The TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index for March is schedule for release at 12:30 p.m. ET.

After stellar runs in both 2016 and 2017, the equity markets showed fatigue at the start of 2018. The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the first quarter down 1.22 percent and 2.49 percent, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite Index eked out a moderate gain of 2.32...

After a strong start to the year, the labor market showed symptoms of normalizing, allaying some concerns of an overheated economy.  The below-consensus job gains for March — along with intensifying fears of a brewing U.S.-China trade war — spooked the markets, as the major...